Category Archives: Kamloops and Area News
North Thompson expected to see 15 cm of snow: Environment Canada
CLEARWATER, B.C. - A snowfall warning is in effect for the North Thompson region.Environment Canada says around 15 centimetres of snow is expected for the North Thompson from Wednesday (Dec. 13) night...
Dec 13, 2023
Strike vote set for Sephora workers in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Workers at the Sephora cosmetics store in Kamloops will hold a strike vote next week.In a news release issued Wednesday (Dec. 13) morning, UFCW 1518, the union that represents the workers a...
Dec 13, 2023
Up to $5,000 in student grants for select healthcare programs at TRU
KAMLOOPS - Thompson Rivers University students in Kamloops, Williams Lake or through Open Learning, who pursue select healthcare programs are eligible for Priority Health grants of up to $5,000 per pr...
Dec 13, 2023
Warmer temperatures and tighter budgets threaten tourism industry in 2024: Tourism Kamloops
KAMLOOPS - Tourism Kamloops presented its annual report and strategic goals to council, detailing a prosperous 2023. Nevertheless, climate change, economic instability and a decline in travel priority...
Dec 12, 2023
Kamloops Storm collect hundreds of donations at annual Teddy Bear Toss
KAMLOOPS - Over the weekend the Kamloops Storm held the team's second annual Teddy Bear Toss at the McArthur Island Sports Centre, during its game against the Chase Heat. The Kamloops team beat the He...
Dec 12, 2023
A Way Home halfway to Campout campaign goal
KAMLOOPS - Over the weekend, A Way Home Kamloops hosted its annual Campout to End Youth Homelessness. The fundraiser aims to give participants a tiny glimpse into the unhoused experiences that could b...
Dec 12, 2023
'Gone Too Soon' memorial tree pays tribute to those lost to substance use
KAMLOOPS - The latest figures from the BC Coroners Service show 67 deaths due to illicit drugs in Kamloops so far in 2023, including five in the month of October alone. Despite that, Kamloops is on pa...
Dec 12, 2023
Council elects not to push for third-party review of Kamloops-based B.C. Housing facilities
KAMLOOPS - Despite his impassioned pleas to his council colleagues, Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson has had one of his signature campaign promises shut down.Prior to his election in October 2022, Hamer-Jacks...
Dec 12, 2023
First Steps Early Pregnancy Triage clinic facing funding uncertainty when grant money runs out
KAMLOOPS - A Kamloops-based prenatal clinic that recently opened in September is hoping to keep its doors open, but its future is uncertain. Joanna Norman is the head of midwifery at Royal Inland Hosp...
Dec 12, 2023
Kamloops council to consider cuts, new revenue before finalizing double-digit tax increase
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops council is asking staff to look deeper before it okays a double-digit property tax increase.At council's regular meeting Tuesday (Dec. 12), council voted in favour of asking city s...
Dec 12, 2023
